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The Discussion begins at 5.30 pm and is preceded by a public film showing at 4:00 pm at Stanford House.
This event is free to attend and does not require a ticket.
Film: Ou Ning, Meishi Street (2006)
Speaker
Margaret Hillenbrand, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese and Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford University
Chair
Roxana Baiasu, Associate Member of the Philosophy Faculty, Oxford University, Tutorial Fellow of the Stanford University Center in Oxford
MEISHI STREET shows ordinary citizens taking a stand against the planned destruction of their homes for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In order to widen traffic routes for the Olympic Games, the Beijing Municipal Government orders the demolition of entire neighborhoods. Several evictees of Meishi Street, located next to Tiananmen Square, fight through endless red tape and the indifference of fellow citizens for the right to keep their homes. Given video cameras by the filmmakers, they shoot exclusive footage of the eviction process, adding vivid intimacy to their story.
For more information contact Dr Roxana Baiasu: [email protected]